Enrico Fermi's lunchtime question has haunted scientists for decades. With thousands of exoplanets now discovered, we're finally getting closer to an answer, and it might not be the one we wanted.
Casey Cooper
Expertise
The same principles that let AI predict your next word are now being used to teach machines how objects move in 3D space. This could be the next giant leap in artificial intelligence.
New research reveals that a common cavity-causing bacterium may travel from your mouth to your gut, producing compounds that damage the neurons involved in Parkinson's disease.
From Artemis moon landings to Mars ambitions and commercial space stations, 2026 marks a pivotal year for human spaceflight.
From Roman calendars to royal executions, January has witnessed transformative moments that echo through centuries of human history.
From antifreeze blood to communal huddling, wildlife has evolved extraordinary strategies to endure conditions that would kill most humans in hours.
At the bottom of the sea, no sunlight penetrates. But darkness isn't the strangest thing down there. It's the creatures that evolved to make their own light.
Precise timekeeping didn't just help sailors navigate. It reorganized society, enabled railroads, and eventually made GPS possible. The quest for accuracy is still shaping our world.
Before coffee reached Europe, the most common breakfast drink was beer. The switch from depressant to stimulant may have changed history.
We stay in bad movies, failing projects, and dead-end relationships because of money already spent. The psychology behind this irrational behavior reveals something deeper.
Beneath every forest lies a vast network of fungal threads connecting trees in a biological internet. They use it to share resources and warnings.
Crows recognize individual human faces and remember who threatened them for years. Their intelligence reveals something unexpected about how minds evolve.